Software helps correct and modify designs before tapeout.(Synopsys Extends DFM Leadership With Launch of PrimeYield Tool Suite for Yield Analysis)

Built for 65 nm and smaller technology nodes, PrimeYield integrates design with manufacturing by predicting design-induced mechanisms that threaten manufacturing tolerances and by providing automated correction guidance to design implementation tools. Program includes critical area analysis; lithography compliance checking, which flags potential lithographical errors and process-variation effects early in design process; and model-based CMP, which locates and analyzes uneven metal fill.

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Integration of Production-Proven Design and Manufacturing Technology Accelerates Time to Yield

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 24 / -- In a move that empowers integrated circuit (IC) designers by giving them more control over the manufacturability of their leading-edge designs, Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNPS), a world leader in semiconductor design software, today launched the PrimeYield tool suite. Built for 65 nanometer (nm) and smaller technology nodes, …